The rupee rose 9 paise to 67.53 as compared to US dollar in early trade on Monday amid positive cues from other Asian currencies.Click For Bullion tips

Domestic currency : The local currency ended with 39 paise high at 67.63 on Friday last week on fresh dollar selling by banks & exporters.

Most other Asian markets traded higher following on the rally seen in US markets on Friday last week and jump in prices of mcx crude. Japan's Nikkei was trading higher by a per-cent while the South Korean Kospi went up 0.95 per-cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index went up by 2 per-cent. China's CSI 300 index was also trading higher by a per-cent.